(To make it clear, I'm not supporting banning end-to-end encryption in any way.) Writing a letter in some kind of code is not suitable for coordinating an oper

(To make it clear, I'm not supporting banning end-to-end encryption in any way.) Writing a letter in some kind of code is not suitable for coordinating an operation. The intelligence community is absolutely right that WhatsApp (and likes) provide a "place to hide" for terrorists. The thing is, however, that they provide "a place to hide" for all of us. Hiding terrorists is collateral damage. Banning end-to-end encryption will be very effective in creating a black/gray market of end-to-end encryption apps.